Kendrick done for the year

Posted by Mandy Housenick | September 20, 2013 at 07:38 PM

Guess this is why people get second opinions.

Kyle Kendrick, who saw another doctor about the tendinitis
in his rotator cuff, was advised that
instead of making his last two starts of
the season, it would be best to be shut down. Zach Miner will take his spot in
the rotation.

Although interim manager Ryne Sandberg said he didn’t see a
drop in Kendrick’s velocity, he did notice a change elsewhere.

“As far as movement on the sinker,
I thought that was a little less the second part of the season,” Sandberg said.
“But other than that, he was healthy enough to pitch and it was a normal
sensation that he was feeling.”

When we talked to Kendrick on Wednesday, he was hopeful he'd be back to finish the season, something I'm sure he wanted to do in the hopes of having two solid starts to end the year after he had some questionable second-half starts.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, BUT HE'S BACK

A tidbit of news that Sandberg
announced in the dugout before the game was that reliever Mike Stutes has
returned to the team. Stutes, who had been treated for biceps tendinitis since June
23, is available to pitch tonight.

I honestly thought he was done for the season.

“I think [his chance] to
show that he’s healthy,” Sandberg said. “He is healthy and for him to end the
season on that note, I think it adds some depth into the decisions to be made.
I think that’s what those show, being active and pitching down the stretch this
year and then going into the offseason, allowing him to go about his business
knowing that he’s done that. He’s ready to do that. So it’ll add some depth
going into spring training once decisions are made.”